Ah, well, can't complain too much about the result. Neither team created many genuine chances during the match. Buffon's point blank save on Gomez was about it. That penalty Boateng gave away was nonsensical.
Thought Pelle had a fantastic game, constantly winning aerial duels in the midfield and holding up possession. It's a real shame he shanked the penalty. Florenzi was brilliant, and probably the only source of creativity today. Hats off to Eder as well. I thought for sure Sturaro was going to get himself sent off, he was reckless. That De Sciglio penalty was either balls of steel or pure luck.
In the end, the injuries were just too much to overcome. De Rossi, Candreva, Verratti, Marchisio...too many of our best players missed the game, or were left at home by Conte. Jorginho needed to be here, as did Bonaventura. Taking Vazquez instead over Immobile would have been useful.
Not sure if we'll miss Conte or not. Everyone talks about how he made something out of nothing, which he did, but he left many in form players at home or on the bench. A memorable run, but in the end we got stuck on the tough side of the bracket, and just couldn't muster enough for a finals run.
I'm thinking Barzagli retires from the national team and we switch to a back four again, or keep with the back 3 and insert Rugani in slowly.